Number
260144
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
090882, 221233
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance updating the Climate and Equity Plan and amending the Citywide Policy Plan as part of the City’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, and directing its implementation.
Analysis
This ordinance updates the Climate and Equity Plan as part of the Citywide Policy Plan in the City’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, by incorporating the Department of Compliance and Engagement and affirming the City’s commitment to providing workforce opportunities to individuals living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Body
Whereas, Common Council File Number 090882, adopted in 2010, approved the Citywide Policy Plan as part of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan under s. 66.1001, Wis. Stats.; and
Whereas, Section 66.1001, Wis. Stats. requires that local municipalities adopt and periodically update a comprehensive plan that includes objectives, policies, and goals for managing and conserving natural resources; and
Whereas, In 2023, the Common Council passed an ordinance approving a Citywide Policy Plan as part of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan under s. 66.1001, Wis. Stats. (Common Council File No. 221233); and
Whereas, The Climate and Equity Plan made numerous references to the Office of Equity and Inclusion; and
Whereas, The City’s 2026 Adopted Budget created the Department of Compliance and Engagement to replace the Office of Equity and Inclusion; and
Whereas, The Climate and Equity Plan has been reviewed and amended to ensure conformance with federal, state, and local law; and
Whereas, The amended Climate and Equity Plan incorporates the Department of Compliance and Engagement and focuses on job-creation efforts in areas of the city with high rates of unemployment or underemployment, including low-to-moderate income neighborhoods, economically distressed business districts, and communities with historically high unemployment rates; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the amended Climate and Equity Plan, as recommended by the City Plan Commission and attached to this file, is approved as an amendment to the Citywide Policy Plan as part of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the amended Citywide Policy Plan serves as a guide for decision-making for the Common Council related to climate planning and other topics in the Climate and Equity Plan; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City-County Advisory Board on Climate and Economic Equity shall review implementation of the Climate and Equity Plan as part of the City’s Citywide Plan and shall submit an annual report on the status of the Plan’s implementation to the Common Council; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Department of Administration - Environmental Collaboration Office, Department of Public Works, Department of City Development, and relevant City departments are directed to work internally and in collaboration with Milwaukee County, state agencies, public utilities, and relevant community organizations and businesses to implement the goals, policies, and programs in the Climate and Equity Plan; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Department of Administration and City departments shall pursue federal and state funding opportunities to implement the Climate and Equity Plan; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Department of Administration - Environmental Collaboration Office shall provide publicly available updates on the implementation of the Climate and Equity Plan, either as periodic annual reports or through online dashboard reporting systems.
Requestor
DOA - Environmental Collaboration Office
Drafter
LRB181659-1
Erick Shambarger/Alex Highley
5/29/2026